By now I am sure that you all saw Jody's fantastic image of the Peregrine with the pigeon.
Jody and I often shoot together and it is usually good for some fun and laughs:)
This morning was super special as we had the unbelievable luck to be in the right place when this Peregrine slammed the pigeon. I have to thank Jody as he yelled "DAVE LOOK" and I turned just in time to get my camera on the action.
This frame was probably about a second before Jodys image as the pigeon still had it's head up.
Canon 1D MK 111 / Canon 400 f5.6 / 1/1250th @ f8 ISO 400 / manual exposure/ small crop for presentation
Great capture of this moment, David! I might sharpen the birds a bit more. Did the peregrine grab the pigeon's bill with his beak? Thanks for sharing!
07-08-2008, 08:15 AM
Doug Brown
You guys sure did have the photographic gods smiling on you the other day! Agree with Axel about a little more sharpening. Thanks for posting!
07-08-2008, 08:53 AM
Fabs Forns
Fantastic action, very graphic, it gives me goosebumps!
07-08-2008, 08:56 AM
Alfred Forns
Just like Jody's ...... one amazing capture !!! Great reflexes !!!
07-08-2008, 09:13 AM
Manos Papadomanolakis
Great timing David,I Iike this image a lot!!!
07-08-2008, 09:35 AM
Joe Senzatimore
Right place at the right time gave you a great capture. Action says it all.
07-08-2008, 09:46 AM
Glenn Bartley
Such a dynamic image. Really neat stuff!
07-08-2008, 09:57 AM
Sabyasachi Patra
Great action. I agree with the sharpening suggestion. Congratulations on a superb sighting ! Love this image.
07-08-2008, 10:34 AM
Raul Quinones
Great shot awesome timing, powerful display of the talons on the chest of the pigeon.
07-08-2008, 12:18 PM
Nikolay Staykov - shotlandetsa
OMG! Unbelivable !!! :eek:
07-08-2008, 03:28 PM
Raymond Barlow
"killer" shot sir David., it sure is rewarding to catch nature at its best., very well done.
07-08-2008, 07:59 PM
Kaushik Balakumar
Mind blowing action. Well timed capture...
07-08-2008, 08:19 PM
Juan Carlos Vindas
Another winner!
As said above, very graphic. To me is sharp enough. But tastes are tastes, great job.
07-09-2008, 04:28 AM
Juan Aragonés
Terrific series of peregrines David, I have a lot of envy of your images and the ones by Jody.
07-10-2008, 06:16 AM
Jodee Novak
wow, David, these images are breath-taking. You and Jody did amazing work. They are tough images to look at, at least for me, because they portray the death of this pigeon so graphically and dramatically. Whew...tough being a pigeon in a peregrine's world! But, that being said, I think you have captured absolutely superb behavior images. Where were these taken?